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Sunday homilies by Fr. Mike Walker from St. James Catholic Church in McMinnville, Oregon.

Fr. Mike Walker


    • May 11, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    Good Shepherding

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2025


    The Fourth Sunday of Easter - On Good Shepherd Sunday we look at mothers, Jesus, and the new pope."

    The Third Time

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025


    The Third Sunday of Easter - When Jesus appeared for the third time the events teach us a lot about discipleship and Jesus' plan for us and his Church."

    Presentation of Jesus

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2025


    Feast of the Presentation - What the various characters in the Gospel of Luke have to teach us about faith and life."

    Jesus' Baptism, Jacob, and Us

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025


    Baptism of the Lord - Why was Jesus baptized? What does it mean for us and how does Jacob's wrestling story reflect about our baptism."

    Shepherds Respond in Faith

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2024


    Christmas - What faith and responding in faith meant to the Shepherds and what it means to us this Christmas."

    John the Baptist's Advice

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2024


    Third Sunday of Advent - The second week of John the Baptist, he has some advice for us to practice as we wait for the Lord's coming."

    Jesus' Teaching for Advent

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024


    First Sunday of Advent - As we begin the new liturgical year and season of Advent, Jesus reminds us of how we can make it fruitful and what to avoid."

    The Scribes and the Widow

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024


    Thirty Second Sunday of Ordinary Time - The contrast between the scribes who used their position for self gain and the widow who used her positiong to be generous and trust God is a reflection for us to see how Jesus was and a call for us to live as he lived."

    Love God as Jesus Wants

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024


    Thirty First Sunday of Ordinary Time - When Jesus says to love God with our whole Heart, Soul, Mind, and Strength, what does he mean and how can we do that?"

    Marriage and the Pastoral Plan

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024


    Twenty Seventh Sunday of Ordinary Time - We look briefly at marriage as following the Lord's will and then introduce the parish's Pastoral Plan."

    James and Faith

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2024


    Twenty Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time - Let's look at the Epistle of St. James and see what he has to say about how to live our faith."

    Living from the Inside

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2024


    Twenty Second Sunday of Ordinary Time - What is the meaning of clean and unclean and the various parts of the Law that regulated it with purifications and rituals? What did Jesus mean when he said we should be more concerned with what comes from within?"

    Eucharistic Preaching Series IV

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2024


    Twenty First Sunday of Ordinary Time - This week is part four of a preaching series based on the Bread of Life Discourse. This week we focus on practical application of the Eucharist in the life of Christ."

    Eucharistic Preaching Series III

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2024


    Twentieth Sunday of Ordinary Time - This week is part one of a preaching series based on the Bread of Life Discourse. This week we focus on the liturgy and worship we offer in the Eucharist."

    Eucharist Preaching Series II

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2024


    Nineteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time - This week is part one of a preaching series based on the Bread of Life Discourse. This week we focus on the theology of the Eucharist."

    Eucharist Preaching Series I

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2024


    Eighteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time - This week is part one of a preaching series based on the Bread of Life Discourse. This week we focus on the history of the Eucharist."

    College and Seminary

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2024


    Sixteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time - The pattern of life contains work and rest, ministry and retreat. Ultimately our resting and working for Christ finds its purpose if we allow Jesus to care for us and be our Good Shepherd."

    Family and Familiar

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2024


    Fourteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time - Why did Jesus' own people not know him? Do we really know him and how can we learn from his humility?."

    A Friday Homily

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2024


    For various reasons my Sunday homilies have not been recorded. Here is a daily Mass homily that you might like to hear. Daily Mass homilies are more spontaneous and shorter."

    Authority, Mission, and Signs in the Ascension

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2024


    Feast of the Ascension - As Jesus assumes his power and glory he does so encouraging us all to live under his authority, accepting his mission, and seeing his great signs. Also, Happy Mother's Day!"

    Vines and Marriage

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2024


    Fifth Sunday of Easter - How the vine and the branches gets lived out in marriage and religious practice."

    Boys, Spiders, and Nuns

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2024


    Job and the Answer

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 10, 2024


    Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time - What was Job addressing and how was it different than our 21st century world? Is there an answer and how is Jesus the best answer to the problem of evil?"

    The Magi and the Three Kings

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2024


    Feast of the Epiphany - Who were the Magi, what are the traditions around them, and what do they tell us about faithful living?"

    Advent and the Eucharist II

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2023


    2nd Sunday of Advent - Preparing for the coming of the Lord and a continuation on the four part series on the Eucharist. This week is what the Church, Catechism, and Vatican II teach us."

    The Oil in the Lamp

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2023


    32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time - The signs at Sinai point to Jesus who calls us to do what he asks, worship, and share in our communal responsibility."

    Wayne, Fathers, and Humility

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2023


    31st Sunday in Ordinary Time - "Jesus' teaching on humility helps us to focus on God and others in our lives, live out a spiritual fatherhood, and avoid the pitfalls of selfish living."

    The Two Sons and Obedience

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2023


    26th Sunday in Ordinary Time - "The parable of the Two Sons speak of the value of obedience and how the lowly deliver far beyond their capacity when God asks us to be obedient to his will and we follow him. This happens through listening, love, worship, and service. Prayer, in particular listening prayer, is key. I'll offer an example of how to pray in this way."

    Blessing in the Vineyard

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2023


    25th Sunday in Ordinary Time - "The parable of the Workers in the Vineyard help us to understand that we don't deserve more, that God's generosity is his perogative, and we all have been blessed."

    Forgiving God, Neighbor, and Self

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2023


    24th Sunday in Ordinary Time - "The parable of the unforgiving steward reminds us of the hard work of forgiveness. Let's do our part to forgive in the way that our God asks."

    Games, Gossip, Giving, and Glory

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2023


    23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time - "How games teach us how we should treat one another, avoid gossip, and help each other to be more Godly."

    Get Behind Me!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2023


    22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time - "Why did Jesus tell Peter, "Get behind me Satan!" What does following the will of the Father mean and how do we do it?"

    Jesus' plan at Caesarea Philipi

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2023


    How We Can Walk On Water

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2023


    19th Sunday in Ordinary Time - "Jesus walks on water and invites Peter to do the same. How is this possible?"

    The Weeds and the Wheat

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2023


    16th Sunday in Ordinary Time - "How doe the parables of the kingdom help us to know what God is doing and what he is asking us to do?"

    To Love God Above All

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2023


    13th Sunday in Ordinary Time - "What does Jesus ask of us when he says we need to love him above all? What is the cost and how do we express giving?"

    Why and How Do We Believe in the Trinity?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2023


    Feast of the Holy Trinity - "Why do we believe in the Trinity and how do we believe it? What's unique about Christianity and God revealing himself to us?"

    Pentecost and the Spirit

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2023


    Feast of Pentecost - "Who is the Holy Spirit and what has he done? What is the faith with and without the Holy Spirit?"

    Faith and Mothers

    Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2023


    Sixth Sunday of Easter - "How are we to understand 1 Peter 3:15? How do we share our faith and what advice might be helpful to do it? Finally, Mother's Day!"

    Second Sunday of Easter

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023


    Second Sunday of Easter - "The second week of Easter highlights Jesus' mercy and St. Thomas as a person of seeking faith."

    Easter and Why We Believe

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023


    Easter Sunday - "The resurrection is a bold claim. Why do we believe in it and why does that matter?"

    The Triumph of the Cross

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2023


    Palm Sunday - "The coins Judas is paid reflect how people misunderstood Jesus' infinite Sacrifice. The mockery reflects how people didn't understand Jesus' greatness. Psalm 22 reflects that Jesus knew he would triumph. The passion shows us that Jesus willing gave himself to us in an infinitely valuable sacrifice that brings his triumph to our salvation."

    A Friend in Jesus

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2023


    Fifth Sunday of Lent - "Jesus' love and friendship of Lazarus reminds us to know Jesus as our friend so we can see him for who he truly is. He wants to reveal himself to us, raise us up, and set us free. What a friend we have in Jesus."

    Tragedy, Free Will, Growth, and Faith

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2023


    Fourth Sunday of Lent - "How does suffering, God's goodness, and free will work? What can we do to grow in our faith?"

    Lent and the Gulags

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2023


    First Sunday of Lent - "How abandoning himself to the will of the Father helped Jesus to accomplish why he was sent and what that says to us as we begin Lent."

    What Being Perfect Means

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2023


    7th Week in Ordinary Time - "Continuing the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus instructs us to be holy, perfect, and merciful like our Heavenly Father."

    Magic Sauce, Salt, and Light

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2023


    5th Week in Ordinary Time - "How can we be salt and light and how can we avoid obstacles that keep us from being that. Awesome spaghetti sauce shows us how."

    Special Podcast - A Teaching on Mary

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2022


    "Who is Mary? What does the Bible say about her and what does the Church teach? What about apparitions and the theology of why she matters? This is a brief talk that touches upon those and other matters. It isn't an exhaustive teaching, but one that might be helpful as we prepare with her this Advent for the coming of Jesus."

    The Importance of the Trinity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2022


    Feast of the Holy Trinity - "The Feast of the Trinity is more than just a definition of God. It helps us to know how to enter into relationship with God in a way that would not be possible with other concepts of God."

    The Importance of the Trinity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2022


    Feast of the Holy Trinity - "The Feast of the Trinity is more than just a definition of God. It helps us to know how to enter into relationship with God in a way that would not be possible with other concepts of God."

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